MORITZ BLEIBTREU
Moritz Bleibtreu began his career after studying acting in Rome, Paris, and New York, starting out at the Hamburg Schauspielhaus. He made his film debut in 1993 with Peter Timm’s Simply Love (Einfach nur Liebe), and achieved his breakthrough with Talk of the Town (Stadtgespräch, 1995), Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door (1996), and Run Lola Run (Lola rennt, 1997), which also brought him international recognition.
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Few German actors can boast such a diverse and high-caliber filmography—both nationally and internationally—as the multi-award-winning Moritz Bleibtreu. His notable performances include roles in The Experiment (2000), The Elementary Particles (Elementarteilchen, 2005), Munich (2005), The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008), Chiko (2008), Soul Kitchen (2010), World War Z (2012), Inside Wikileaks (2013), Stereo (2014), Only God Can Judge Me (Nur Gott kann mich richten, 2018), and Cut Off (Abgeschnitten, 2018). In 2020, Moritz Bleibtreu made his highly praised directorial debut with Cortex. For his role in the miniseries Faking Hitler (2021), he was awarded the German Television Award for Best Actor.